Chatterbox#304 – Burnout

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🗓️ 30 March 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Do you ever feel exhausted and overwhelmed with work or other aspects of your life? If so, you're not alone. Burnout is a common experience that can happen to anyone. In this episode, Andrew and Anna explore what burnout is, how to recognize it, and most importantly, what you can do to prevent it. Chatterbox is a series for intermediate and advanced English learners that features native English speakers having natural conversations on interesting topics. Studying with this series will help you build your fluency, sharpen your listening skills, and expand your vocabulary. Fun facts Did you know that during the pandemic, a new term “Zoom fatigue” started being used to describe the tiredness and burnout caused by overuse of video conferencing? Many people have experienced higher levels of stress and burnout as a result of remote work, social isolation, and the constant use of video conferencing platforms like Zoom. Expressions included in the study guide To go the extra mile To [one’s] detriment Dread To grit and bear it Ins and outs To grind it into the ground Copyright: Culips.com For more information about this episode, visit culips.com. Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke for Free Image: Cup of Couple [pexels.com]

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0:00.0	Hello everyone my name is Andrew and my name is Anna and this is the
0:07.5	Qulips English podcast you're listening to Chatterbox, the Kulep series for Intermediate to Advanced English
0:16.9	learners that features natural conversations between native speakers about compelling topics,
0:24.0	trending current events or hot issues.
0:27.8	Today I'm joined by my co-host Anna.
0:30.5	Hello, Andrew and hello to everybody listening as well.
0:35.0	So today we're going to be discussing a topic that has to do with well-being, stress, mental health,
0:40.0	careers and all of those fun things rolled into one because we're going to be talking
0:44.3	about burnout. Burnout, yes that's right and I think it's probably a term that many
0:51.6	of our listeners have heard before.
0:54.0	It's kind of a buzzword these days, in fact,
0:57.0	and Anna, even maybe some of our listeners,
1:01.0	but hopefully not too many of our listeners, but maybe some have even experienced
1:05.7	burnout personally.
1:07.7	Definitely, burnout can be a huge, huge life challenge, so I hope that too many of you out
1:11.6	there haven't had to go through it, but I think it's something that a lot of us at least on some level can relate to.
1:18.0	Anyway, we'll be chatting all about this topic and sharing our own personal experiences and opinions about it.
1:23.6	Of course, along the way we'll be breaking down and explaining interesting and important
1:27.5	vocabulary as it comes up.
1:29.4	And for all Kuleps members, there's a study guide and an interactive transcript for this episode along with an ad-free version of the audio that includes some exclusive bonus content.
1:39.0	Yeah, that's right and actually we make study guides and transcripts for all of our episodes and they're designed by our team of expert English teachers to help you build your English skills and reach your learning goals faster than ever.
1:54.0	And as a Kulus member, you'll also get some amazing extras
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